I switched from a Windows PC world to Apple in 2004. The succeeding years saw my adoration for all things Apple grow immeasurably. Over the last five years, I have purchased pretty much every major product SKU they make.
I'll exempt the iPhone from the following criticism, but I do think that Apple has gotten a little flat over the last year or so. Iterative refinement seems to be the order of the day, rather than hard core innovation and product development. I really can't get that worked up about the mono-body notebook design (which as far as I can tell is the last 'innovation' they claim); it's nice and desirable but no cure for cancer.
I've felt this way for a few months. Perhaps I'm just at brand saturation point, and it's inevitable that I'm due a jaded period. But Jason Calacanis' post on Apple the other day just reminded me of my own Apple funk.
I'll exempt the iPhone from the following criticism, but I do think that Apple has gotten a little flat over the last year or so. Iterative refinement seems to be the order of the day, rather than hard core innovation and product development. I really can't get that worked up about the mono-body notebook design (which as far as I can tell is the last 'innovation' they claim); it's nice and desirable but no cure for cancer.
I've felt this way for a few months. Perhaps I'm just at brand saturation point, and it's inevitable that I'm due a jaded period. But Jason Calacanis' post on Apple the other day just reminded me of my own Apple funk.